Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of John Trapani as Field CTO for Financial Services. In this newly created role, Trapani will collaborate across Datadog’s sales, product and marketing teams to advance a unified observability strategy for customers and prospects in the financial services industry.

“John’s deep experience developing new products, features and functionality that support FinServ clients will be critical for Datadog as we continue to tailor our observability, security and AI capabilities for our global customers,” said Eugene Kovnatsky, VP of Product Solutions Architecture and Field CTO Teams at Datadog. “John’s long track record of success has made him a trusted advisor to global banking, capital market and market infrastructure clients.”

“The financial services industry is constantly evolving. That’s become truer than ever as AI projects proliferate and companies continue to modernize. I look forward to working with Datadog’s technical and go-to-market teams to guide customers on their digital transformation journeys, working to resolve their pain points and realize value from their investments in a unified observability and security platform,” said Trapani.

Trapani brings more than 35 years of experience to Datadog, with a background in software development and industry leadership. Most recently, he was an Industry Leader of Financial Services at Appian Corporation. Prior to that, he held multiple roles over a 20-year career at Fitch Ratings where he led application development teams and was the Head of Engineering and Managing Director responsible for all core analytical platforms.

To learn more about Datadog’s solutions for financial services, please visit: https://www.datadoghq.com/solutions/financial-services/.